Trimming



TRIMMING Filed Oct. 16, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l I72 1/67? 602; ('izaries S 67622076 52:,

Dec. 8, 1936.

C. S. CLINCH, SR

TRIMMING Filed Oct. 16, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2 M 2A 0 w. 1% 2 S W WV Patented Dec. 8, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRIMlVIING setts Application October 16, 1935, Serial No. 45,244

18 Claims.

This invention pertains to narrow trimming useful, for example, as a finish for or in the ornamentation of shoes, garments, etc., and relates more particularly to a trimming which is very flexible but yet strong and substantially inextensible in a longitudinal direction; which may readily be pierced by a sewing'needle in the formation of attaching stitches; which maybe easily and permanently united to other articles by the use of an appropriate cement (if that mode of attachment be preferred to stitches or other independent fasteners) which may form an acceptable beading for use, for example in forming a finish resembling a French-cord edge on a shoe or the like; which in a preferred embodiment is thinner at one edge than at the other; which is of ornamental and pleasing appearance; and which may be made rapidly and cheaply.

In accordance with this invention, the improved g trimming is prepared by associating three flexible strands, of which one at least is preferably a strong textile cord, metallic wire, or the like, designed to form a core, while the other strands are covering strands of suitable flexible material,

one or both of which may be of ornamental character. For example, these covering strands may be of leather, artificial leather, enameled cord or yarn, paper, silk, artificial silk, metal foil, or of any desired material, said covering strands being so disposed in association with thecore as completely to cover and conceal the latter, but leaving the latter substantially straight in the completed trim so that it sustains any imposed longitudinal stress without tending to twist or otherwise distort the trim.

While in one desirable construction the ornamental covering strands are narrow, substantially fiat ribbons of like material and character, I contemplate the use of ribbons of different colors and/or materials for ornamental effect, or ribbons which individually are striped or otherwise ornamented, as well as the substitution for one or more of the ribbons of a strand or strands of substantially circular cross section.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein certain desirable embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example, together with diagrams indicating the mode of making the improved trim,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view, to large scale, showing one side of the improved trim comprising two covering ribbons of like character;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the opposite side of the trim;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but illustrating trim in which one of the covering strands is a narrow ribbon and the other is of substantially circular cross section;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a shoe vamp having its upper edge finished by the use of the improved 5 trim, the latter comprising two narrow ribbons;

Figs. 5 to 11, inclusive, are diagrams of the steps employed in forming the trim;

Fig. 12 is an edge view showing the thin edge of the trim; 10

Fig. 13 is an elevation, to large scale, showing the thick edge of the trim;

Fig. 14 is a section substantially on the line l4l4 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 15 is a diagrammatic elevation illustrating 15 the course of one of the covering strands about the core strand; and

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary front elevation, illustrating a further modification, in which but two strands are employed. 20

Referring to the drawings and particularly to Figs. 5 to 11, which illustrate a method of concatenating the constituent strands to form the improved trim, the numeral l designates a core strand which may be of any desired material as 25 above referred to, for example, a textile cord, wire, or the like, and Which is disposed to lie substantially straight from one end to the other of the completed trim. As illustrated in Figs. 5 to 11, a pair of narrow ribbon-like covering strands 2 and 3 is associated with the core strand 1. These two strands 2 and 3 have been differently shaded in these views, to facilitate distinguishing one from the other, but may be alike or dififerent, as desired.

In Fig. 5, the strand 2 is shown as disposed in a substantially diagonal straight run at the rear side of the core strand I, while the strand 3 comprises the bend or bight 4 embracing the core strand l and having the inclined runs 5 and 6, 40 the run 5 being disposed in front of the strand 2. As the next step in the process of forming the trim, the end of the diagonal run 1 of strand 2 is turned upwardly, as shown in Fig. 6, to form the bend l and the upwardly directed run 8 45 which passes in front of the inclined run 6 of the strand 3. The end of the run 8 is now carried behind the core strand I in the direction of arrow 9, as shown at ll in Fig. '7, and is then brought forwardly to complete a turn about the 50 core I, forming the bight Ill embracing the core I just above the bight 4 of the strand 3, and also forming a run 8 of the strand 2 extending upwardly and tothe left, as viewed in Fig. 8.

The run 5 of the strand 3 is now so manipulated 55 (Fig. 9) as to form a bend at 6 and to extend upwardly in front of the run 8 of the strand 2. The part I I of the strand 3 is now carried behind the core strand I in the direction indicated by the arrow I2 until it occupies a position shown at II' in Fig. 10. The movement of this part of the strand is continued so as to complete a turn about the core strand I and to make the bight I3 embracing the core strand and to bring its part II to the position shown in Fig. 11. This completes one cycle of the operation, the end 8 of the strand 2, now being caused to: follow the same course as did the end I, as previously described, after which the end II is caused to follow the same course as did the end 6 previously described. These cycles are repeated as many times as necessary to form a trim of the desired length.

Referring to Fig. 15, it will be noted, as respects either one of the covering strands, for example the strand 3 as illustrated, that the bights 4, I3, etc., of this strand closely embrace the core strand I, while the bends I etc. of the strand are disposed laterally at some distance from the core strand. The bend I may be considered as comprising the two legs I and 1 whose ends are wrapped in opposite directions about the core strand I to form the bights 4 and I3, respectively. It may be noted, by referring to Fig. 11, that successive bights 4, I0, I3, etc. which, alternately, are portions of the strands 2 and 3, respectively, are disposed quite close together and, in fact, as the braid is actually constructed, these bights substantially contact, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Since these bights are wrapped around the core strand I they collectively form a thickened edge for the trim, as illustrated in Fig. 14, whereas the bends l 6*, etc. of the covering strands which are disposed wholly to one side of the core strand collectively form a thinner edge in which such bends B I etc., are disposed in inclined overlapping relation, as illustrated in Fig. 12. These bends Ii and I are steeply inclined as respects the axis of the core strand I and impart a distinctly ornamental appearance to the edge of the trim.

Referring to Fig. 3, a slight modification is illustrated wherein the core strand I has associated therewith a fiat ribbon disposed to form the bights I4, I5, I6, etc., which are wrapped around the core strand I and a strand which is of substantially circular cross section, for example, a cord or the like which forms the bights I8, I9, 20, etc., embracing the core strand I and interposed between adjacent bights I4, I5 and I6, etc., of the ribbon-like strand. At the opposite edge of the trim the ribbon-like strand forms the bends M I5 Ili etc., while the cord-like strand forms the bends l8 I9 and 20 While no attempt has herein been made to show the colors of the covering strands, it is obvious that these strands may be made of any appropriate colors, either alike or contrasting with one another, as desired, and it is further contemplated that any given covering strand may itself be ornamented as, for example, by longitudinally extending color strips or the like.

As illustrated in Fig. 4 the trim, made in accordance with the present invention, is well suited for use in the manufacture of shoe parts, for example, to form a trim T for the upper edge of a shoe vamp V. Since the trim may readily be applied by stitching it directly to the body material with which it is to be associated and since the trim is very flexible and capable of bending both edgewise and at right angles thereto, and since the trim is substantially inextensible due to the inclusion of the core strand, it is useful for a great many purposes where an ornamental finish is desired.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 16, the trimming comprises but two strands, the core strand I and the single covering strand 2'. This covering strand is preferably, although not necessarily, a narrow flexible ribbon-like strip, for example of leather or artificial leather, which may, if desired, for ornamental effect have a central stripe or band 2| bordered by narrow marginal stripes 22 of a contrasting color or colors, surface finish or the like, although the entire strip 2 may be of uniform surface appearance, if preferred. The core strand I is of flexible but substantially inextensible material, for example a cord of any usual textile material, and is substantially straight, that is to say, devoid of sharp bends of loops throughout the length of the trim. The covering strand 2 is arranged to form the closely adjacent bights 4 embracing and collectively covering the core strandthe fiat face of the covering strand lying snugly against the peripheral surface of the core strand in the bights 4 The covering strand also comprises the overlapping laterally disposed bends I which collectively constitute a relatively thin edge forthe trim, said laterally disposed bends being so arranged that the flat surfaces of the ribbon which constitutes them are disposed at an acute angle to a plane of the axis of the core strand.

This two-strand trim, as illustrated in Fig. 16, is somewhat simpler and cheaper to make than the trim previously described, and for certain purposes may be substituted for the latter.

While certain desirable embodiments of the invention have been illustrated by Way of example, is is to be understood that the invention is not necessarily limited to these specific embodiments but is to be regarded as inclusive of all such modifications and equivalents as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A flexible trim consisting of three strands only, one of said strands being a core strand extending substantially straight from end to end of the trim, and the other strands being so wrapped about the core strand and entwined with each other as to cover the core strand and form a coherent structure of flattened transverse section.

2. A flexible trim consisting of three strands, one of said strands being a core strand extending substantially straight from end to end of the trim, the other strands being covering strands and so disposed that bights of the two strands in alternation wrap about the core strand and collectively cover the latter, said covering strands also having intertwined bights disposed wholly at one side of the core strand, the latter bights of the two covering strands, respectively, alternating longitudinally of the trim.

3. A flexible trim consisting of three strands, of which one is a textile core strand extending substantially straight from end to end of the trim, and the others are covering strands, each covering strand comprising a series of substantially U-shaped bights having the ends of their legs wrapped about the core strand, said wrapp ings of the two covering strands collectively covering and concealing the core strand, the bends of said U-shaped bights being spaced laterally from the core strand, said bends of the two covering strands alternating longitudinally of the trim.

4. Flexible trimming of the class described comprising a substantially straight flexible core strand extending from one end to the other of the trim, and a pair of covering strands associated therewith,substantially U-shaped bights of the two covering strands, in alternation, each having legs which embrace the core strand and collectively conceal the latter, the legs of any selected bight of one of the covering strands passing in front of and behind respectively the legs of adjacent bights of the other covering strand.

5. Flexible trimming of the class described comprising a substantially straight flexible core strand of substantially circular cross section extending from end to end of the trim, and a pair of narrow ribbon-like covering strands associated with the core strand, said covering strands having portions which closely embrace and collectively conceal the core strand, and having lateral bends disposed predominantly at one side of the core strand, such lateral bends of the respective covering strands alternating with one another longitudinally of the trim.

6. Flexible trimming of the class described comprising a substantially straight flexible core strand extending from end toend of the trim, and a pair of cover strands associated with the core strand, both cover strands being wound about the core strand in the same direction, each cover strand having portions which closely embrace the core strand, such portions of the respective cover strands alternating with one another and collectively covering the core strand, each cover strand having lateral portions which alternate, lengthwise of the trim, with similar lateral portions of the other cover strand, said lateral portions of the two cover strands overlapping and being steeply inclined with reference to the axis of the core strand.

7. Flexible trimming of the class described comprising a substantially straight flexible core strand extending from end to end of the trim, and a pair of cover strands associated with the core strand, both cover strands being wrapped around the core strand in the same direction, at least one of said cover strands being a ribbonlike flexible strip, each cover strand having bights comprising parts which closely embrace the core strand, such bights being in planes which are nearly perpendicular to the axis of the core strand and collectively substantially conceal the core strand, each cover strand also having lateral portions disposed at one side of the core strand, the lateral portions of the respective cover strands alternating with each other, said lateral portions of the two cover strands overlapping one another and being steeply inclined to the axis of the core strand.

8. Flexible trimming of the class described comprising a substantially straight flexible core strand extending from end to end of the trim, and a pair of cover strands associated with the core strand, both cover strands comprising bights which embrace the core strand and bends which are disposed at one side of the core strand, the bights collectively covering the core strand, the bends of the two strands being in alternation and overlapping one another and forming an edge which is thinner than the edge comprising the core strand.

9. Flexible trimming of the class described comprising a substantially straight flexible core strand extending from end to end of the trim, and a pair of cover strands associated with the core strand, each cover strand passing from one side of the core behind the latter then forward to make a complete turn about the core and then behind a run of the other cover strand at the same side of the core from which itstarted, the second cover strand then passing behind the core strand to make a complete turn about the latter and passing behind a run of the first strand at the same side of the core from which it started.

10. Flexible trimming of the class described comprising a substantially straight flexible core strand extending from end to end of the trim, and a pair of cover strands associated with the core strand, each cover strand in alternation having a bight which embraces the core, each cover strand, at one side of the core, extending alternately first in front of and then behind the other strand.

11. Fexible trimming of the class described comprising a substantially straight flexible core strand extending from end to end of the trim, and a pair of ribbon-like cover strands associated with the core strand, each cover strand in alternation having a transversely extending bight which wraps the core, and each cover strand having a diagonally extending lateral run disposed at one side of the core, successive diagonally extending runs of each cover strand being disposed in alternation, first in front of and then behind successive diagonal runs of the other cover strand.

12. A flexible three-strand trim wherein. one strand is a straight core strand, said core strand being nearer to one edge of the trim than to the other, the other strands being so concatenated as to conceal the core strand and to form laterally disposed inclined overlapped portions, the trim being thinnest at the edge most remote from the core strand.

13. A flexible three-strand trim consisting of a straight core strand and two concatenated covering strands, said trim being of flattened cross section thicker at one edge than at the other.

14. A flexible three-strand trim comprising a substantially straight core strand and a pair of narrow flexible ribbon-like covering strands, the

covering strands being so wrapped about the core strand and concatenated with each other as to conceal the core strand and to form a flattened trim thicker at one edge than at the other.

15. A flexible three-strand trim comprising a substantially straight core strand and a pair of covering strands, one of which is of narrow ribbon-like form and the other of which is of substantially circulalr cross section, portions of the covering strands in alternation wrapping the core strand and collectively concealing the latter, said covering strands being so concatenated as to form a flattened trim whose opposite edges each consists of bights oi the respective covering strands disposed in alternation.

16. A flexible trim comprising at least two strands, one or said strands being a flexible core strand extending substantially straight from end to end of the trim. and another of said strands being a covering strand comprising bights which embrace the core strand, and inclined bends laterally disposed at one side of the core strand, that edge of the trim which includes the core being thicker than the opposite edge.

17. A flexible trim consisting of two strands, one of said strands being a flexible core strand extending substantially straight from end to end of the trim, and the other strand being a covering strand comprising bights which embrace the core strand, and. inclined bends disposed wholly at one side of the core strand, that edge of the trim which includes the core being thicker than that composed of the inclined bends.

18. A flexible trim consisting of two strands, one of said strands being a flexible core strand and the other strand being a covering strand, said latter strand being a narrow flexible ribbon comprising bights which embrace the core strand and in which the flat face of the ribbon lies snugly against the peripheral surface of the core strand, said ribbon also comprising inclined bends disposed at one side of the core strand and which collectively constitute a relatively thin edge for the trim.

CHARLES S. CLINCI-I, Sn. 

